b.a., studio art - Hendrix College, ‘13, cum laude
j.d. - ua Little Rock bowen school of law, ‘19, cum laude
licensed to practice law in arkansas & missouri, the eastern & western districts of arkansas, & the eastern & western districts of missouri
sydney is a member of the arkansas bar association and serves as the 2nd district chair for the young lawyers division. Sydney is also a member of the central arkansas debtor-creditor bar, the Pulaski County bar association, and is the past president of arkansas association of women lawyers. Sydney also serves as the 2nd district representative on the arkansas supreme court’s client security fund commission.
Sydney was born and raised in central arkansas and attended cabot high school. An active member of the community, sydney has served as a board member for several local nonprofits, including Pulaski & perry County cASA, new leaders council - arkansas, arkansas appleseed legal justice center, and north Little Rock friends of animals, just to name a few, and volunteers with many others, including the junior league of little rock. sydney is especially passionate about helping victims of domestic violence. prior to becoming an attorney, sydney was a legal assistant and paralegal for 11 years. In law school, sydney earned the dean’s certificate of distinguished public service, the emerging leader award, top paper awards in bankruptcy and contracts, the certificate of excellence in bankruptcy from the american bankruptcy institute, and participated in the american college of bankruptcy’s distinguished law student program. sydney WAS AWARDED ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR BY NEW LEADERS COUNCIL ARKANSAS IN 2022. SYDNEY HAS ALSO SERVED AS A COMMISSIONER ON THE PULASKI COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS SINCE MAY 2022.
sydney practices in the areas of Family law, child custody & support, divorce, domestic violence law, real estate law, employment law, creditor’s rights law, and civil/contractual litigation.
check out sydney in ay magazine’s 2022 best of lawyers - family law, and IN Arkansas money & politics MAGAZINE’S LEGAL ELITE FOR 2021 and FOR 2023!
you can also find SYDNEY IN SOIREE MAGAZINE’S december 2023 issue on the BEST LAWYERS list - FAMILY LAW!
read more about sydney in Ay magazine’s 2023 intriguing women!